Metro Vancouver events on August 19, 2019

All the Trees

ll the Trees encouraged visitors to take a closer look at the trees around the West Point Grey Community Centre and Jericho Park and to communicate with those trees

Vancouver | Roundhouse Community Arts and Recreation Centre | 9:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition

See the World with an Open Eye

Five photography enthusiasts, Ben Chan, Yui Hung Cheng, Jonathan Lau, John Leung, and William Zhou travel to the BC interior, across the country and around the world, capturing the people and scenery with their inquisitive eyes

Vancouver | Roundhouse Community Arts and Recreation Centre | 9:00 am to 5:00 pm | Visual Arts

ZimCarvings Exhibition

The VanDusen Botanical Garden 2019 exhibition – July 19 to Sept 15 – will be showcasing over 100 hand-carved, original works from 50+ Zimbabwean stone sculptors

Vancouver | VanDusen Botanical Garden | 10:00 am to 7:00 pm | Exhibition

Vikky Alexander: Extreme Beauty

Vikky Alexander: Extreme Beauty is the first retrospective of this notable Canadian artist whose work interrogates the mechanisms of display that shape meaning, beauty and desire in our culture

Vancouver | Vancouver Art Gallery | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition

My River, My Home

As a part of the Global Rivers Observatory, researcher Sarah Rosengard travelled to the Brazilian state of Pará to work with the youth living in Arapixuna near the Amazon river

Vancouver | Science World at TELUS World of Science | 10:00 am to 6:00 pm | Exhibition

Alberto Giacometti: A Line Through Time

This unique exhibition is focused on the art of Alberto Giacometti, renowned in the twentieth century for his sculpture, painting, drawing and design

Vancouver | Vancouver Art Gallery | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition

ZimCarvings Exhibition in VanDusen Botanical Garden

Over 100 original hand-carved stone sculpture, from over 50 Zimbabwean stone sculptors will be showcased at this exhibit. Also featured will be select smaller sculptures, hand-woven baskets and jewelry. All of these pieces will be available for purchase

Vancouver | VanDusen Botanical Garden | 10:00 am to 8:00 pm | Exhibition

58th Annual Conference of Metallurgists (COM) + Copper Cu2019

COM 2019 is the Annual Conference of Metallurgists and is the premier event in Canada for the metallurgy and materials community

Vancouver | Vancouver Convention Centre | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Business / Finance

Views of the Collection: The Street

Views of the Collection: The Street is part of a series of presentations on the 4th floor that comprise thematic perspectives on the Gallery’s collection

Vancouver | Vancouver Art Gallery | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition

Summer Dance Series with DanZa

Escape the confines of your office and come experience an exciting outdoor dance class series with DanZa Productions!

Vancouver | Queen Elizabeth Theatre Plaza | 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm | Dance | Free

lululemon Summer Yoga Series: False Creek Yoga

lululemon Summer Yoga Series presents all-level yoga classes every week during the summer throughout Vancouver & Whistler

Vancouver | Concord Community Park | 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm | Active Life / Health | Free

"Weird Al" Yankovic Strings Attached

“Weird Al” Yankovic is the biggest-selling comedy recording artist in history, earning four Grammys and fifteen career nominations

Vancouver | Queen Elizabeth Theatre | 8:00 pm to 10:30 pm | Comedy

Weird Al Yankovic

If weird is the new normal these days, then Weird Al Yankovic is and has always been ahead of his time

Vancouver | Queen Elizabeth Theatre | 8:00 pm to 11:00 pm | Music